I heard a sportscaster say he was tired of all the “fair-weather Cubs fans”. So I had to ask myself, geeesh, is that all I am -- a fair-weather Cubs fan? If you read my Tribute To Dad blog, you know I’m a life-long Mets fan. But I’ve been having an “affair” with the Chicago Cubs. I’ll admit it’s partly because I went to a Chicago Gay Pride Parade where not only did The Cubs send a float, but their representative was Ernie Banks, “Mr. Cub” himself. WOW. But that’s not the real [...]

I Made a Mistake I’m not perfect. If you know me personally you already know that! A few months ago I made a mistake. I apologized immediately, but I still felt bad about it. I had a hard time letting it go. Should I apologize again? Have I done enough to make up for it? Was there anything else I could do or say? I’m pretty good at feeling guilty – thanks mom and dad for my Roman Catholic upbringing. I’m not a practicing Catholic anymore, but Roman Catholic guilt? That never [...]

It’s like loving outer space and being chosen to fly in a rocket ship to Mars. It’s like being a hiker and reaching the top of Mount Everest. It’s like winning the Super Bowl – not as a fan, AS THE QUARTERBACK! That’s what it’s like to play Pine Valley, arguably the world’s #1 golf course. It’s the ultimate in design, the ultimate in beauty, the ultimate in challenge. And the ultimate in how impossible it is to get to play. So how does a low-falutin golfer like me get to play [...]

My friend Bill and I were paired with two strangers on The Red Course at Bethpage. The round was excruciatingly slow. When we got to the 8th green, we could see the group on the 11th tee box had 4 – yes, you read that right, 4 - holes open in front of them. And the group behind them wasn’t pushing them, so we knew they were just as slow. Joe, one of the strangers we were paired with, said, “It’s the Koreans that make golf so slow.” I asked, “What Koreans?” [...]

In a bizarre coincidence, I played all four of my top Bucket List courses in 2015. This is Part 3 in the series "I'm Not Kicking the Bucket Bucket List." Sandra had a milestone birthday - her 30th. Not! But she’d kill me if I gave her real age. So she, some great golfing friends and I went to her #1 (and my #3) Bucket List course, Pebble Beach. Sandra and I roomed together. Remember The Odd Couple? She would spend 20 minutes doing her hair, I’d put on a baseball cap. [...]

How does a New York Institute of Technology graduate become a North Carolina Tar Heel? She marries one. If you know Rebecca (or read my The Golfer’s Perfect Wife blog) you know she’s the most un-athletic person in the world. I’m not convinced Rebecca even knows the names of sports because she only ever refers to golf as “little white ball”, football as “pointy ball” and my favorite, “fuzzy ball” (tennis). So you can imagine my surprise when shortly into our relationship she said “Carolina is playing tonight, let’s watch the game”. [...]